Vegan food and craft

Being vegan couldn't be easier!
This blog is aimed to show that vegan food is far from being salad and beans and that crafting without animal products is not just making hemp bags like a hippy commune!
Quick, easy, tasty and fun. These recipes are for those who want quick, simple yet tasty and nutritious food, not to mention cheaper than the non vegan alternatives.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

This is a fantastic quiche style pie. For mine I used whatever vegetables I had including sweet potato which I steamed first, celery, onion, bok choy, frozen peas. I also pre-baked a shortcrust pastry base.

I also added a little vegetable stock to the vegetables in the pan before adding to the tofu mix.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Here, the key is in the wrapping process.
Place one sheet of rice paper at a time into a container of warm water.
Allow the water to just soften the rice paper. If left for too long the rice paper becomes very difficult to handle and may fall apart.
Place the softened rice paper on the bench and add about 1/2 of a cup of the vegetable mix into the centre.
Now fold the bottom, the sides then roll up the remaining.
Your rice paper rolls should self seal as the water dries.

Serve with you favourite dipping sauces. Suggestions include sweet chili, soy sauce, sweet and sour, Thai dipping sauce. Just check the ingredients for things like fish sauce and pastes.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Looking for inspiration I turned to Vegan Yum Yum's site and found her Bubble and squeak cakes.I used green cabbage instead of brussel sprouts and put a clove or whole garlic into the potatoes while they were boiling. This adds great flavour when you mash it all together.

The only other change I made was to add a good few tablespoons of dijon mustard to the potatoes and some parmazano soy cheeze to the flour coating. It added a little extra flavour and excitement. I think you could also use chick pea flour successfully.

They were absolutely delicious and great the next day on some wholemeal bread with lettuce and more dijion mustard.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Ingredients:1 1/2 cups of made up custard (I used Coles Smart Buy. It is a custard powder which is vegan, I made it up with rice milk and added a splash of vanilla)1 cooked shortcrust pastry shellRaspberries (I used frozen, the heat of the custard defrosts them)

Method:Place the custard into the pastry shell and decorate with the raspberries.Allow to set in the fridge

Method:Saute onion and celery in pan until softAdd the curry paste and cook for a minuteAdd the mashed potato and coconut milk and stir until all ingredients are well combined.Add spoonfuls of the mixture to pastry circles and fold in half and seal.Bake in a 200C oven until golden

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Vegan food and craft

Being vegan couldn't be easier!
This blog is aimed to show that vegan food is far from being salad and beans and that crafting without animal products is not just making hemp bags like a hippy commune!
Quick, easy, tasty and fun. These recipes are for those who want quick, simple yet tasty and nutritious food, not to mention cheaper than the non vegan alternatives.